[ru.mi.nant] n (1661): a ruminant mammal
[2]ruminant adj (1691) 1 a (1): chewing the cud (2): characterized by chewing again what has been swallowed b: of or relating to a suborder (Ruminantia) of even-toed hoofed mammals (as sheep, giraffes, deer, and camels) that chew the cud and have a complex usu. 4-chambered stomach
2: given to or engaged in contemplation: meditative "stood there with her hands clasped in this attitude of ~ relish --Thomas Wolfe" -- ru.mi.nant.ly adv